backboard

n.

1. A board placed under or behind something or someone to provide firmness or support.
2. Basketball. The elevated vertical board from which the basket projects.

A temporary board on the outside of a scaffold.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball
  Synonym: basketball backboard

Meaning #2: a board used to support the back of someone or something

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tavle

Nederlands (Dutch)
bord, achter-/rugplank, rechthouder, oefenmuurtje

Français (French)
n. - panneau (en basket-ball)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rückenbrett

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στην καλαθοσφαίριση) ταμπλό, (ιατρ.) νάρθηκας πλάτης

Italiano (Italian)
spalliera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espaldar (m), tabela (f) de basquete, guarda-patrão (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
баскетбольный щит

Español (Spanish)
n. - espaldar, tabla trasera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ryggbräde, bakstycke

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
后挡板, 篮板, 靠背板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 後擋板, 籃板, 靠背板

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 등판, 척추 교정판, 백보드

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後板, 背板

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لوحه تثبيت السله في لعبه كرة السله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לוח ליישור הגב, לוח הסל (בכדורסל), לוח אחורי‬

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basketball backboard	Huffy 44 Basketball Backboard
Basketball Backboard Rim Combo	Official Nba Backboard Size